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3, 1942- w. J. FREEDMAN I 2,304,251

GARMENT I Filed Feb. 17, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 3 J \NVENTQR Dec. 8,1942. w. J. FREEDMAN 2,304,251

GARMENT Filed Feb. 17, 1941 I 2 Sheets- Sheet 2 INVENTOR W/'///'am./.med/220d BY v ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 8, 1942 l GARMENT William J.Freedman, Los Angeles, Calif assignor to Hollywood Rogue Sportswear,Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., a corporation of California ApplicationFebruary 17, 1941, Serial No..379,155

" 3 Claims. (01. 2-115) This invention relates to a garment, and moreparticularly to a garment adapted to be worn as a sport shirt.

It is one of the objects of this invention to provide a garment of thischaracter that is readily donned and removed, and that may be usedeither as an outer coat-like garment or in lieu of an ordinary shirt.

It is another object of this invention to provide a novel breast pocketstructure that presents a good appearance and that may be quite simplyfabricated.

This invention possesses many other advantages, and has other objectswhich may be made more easily apparent from a consideration of oneembodiment of the invention. For this purpose there is shown a form inthe drawings accompanying and forming part of the present specification.This form will now be described in detail, illustrating the generalprinciples of the invention; but it is to be understood that thisdetailed description is not to be taken in a. limiting sense, since thescope of this invention is best defined by the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a garment embodying the invention, andshown in use on a wearer;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but illustrating the garment as itwould appear when not in use, and the front and back portions being laidout flat;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged front View of the upper portion of thegarment, parts being broken away;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along plane 44 of Fig. 3;

' Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along plane 5-5 of Fig. 2;and

Fig. 6 is a plan view of several of the parts, shown before assembly,for making up the front portion of the garment.

As shown most clearly in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the front of the garment isformed by a pair of breast covering members I and 2. These breastcovering members are formed separate from the corresponding waistcovering members 3 and 4.

The breast covering members I and 2 cover respectively the left andright hand breasts of the wearer. They are each made in a manner thatmay be best explained in connection with Fig. 6. The breast coveringmember I is shown as made of a single piece of fabric folded along aline 5 to form an edge of the front opening of on itself, defines aportion of the neck opening. The outer layer formed'by the folding ofthe member, I. along the fold 5 is provided with an integraldownwardlyprojecting pocket flap I.

The-member. 3 forms a part of. the front of the: garment that coversthewaist portion. As shown in Fig. 6 it is formed of a single piece ofmaterial adapted to be folded along the line 8 to define acontinuationof the front edge formed by fold 5 in member I. At its upperedge 9 the member 3 is attached as by sewing to the lower edge II). ofthe. innerlayer of the breast covering member I. This seam extendsentirely across the lower edge I9 of the inner layer. The upper edge 9of the waist coveringpmember 3 is also attached to the lower edgeportions II and I2 of the outer layer of the breast covering member I.It is not, however, attached to the flap I (see Fig. 5). v

The corner edge I3 of the waist covering member 3 defines the lowerfront portion of the armhole to which the sleeve I4 may be attached. Ifdesired, a lining I5 for the inner surface of the pocket flap 1 may beprovided. This lining I5 may be made from the same material as the otherparts of the garment. Its upper edge It may be attached as by sewing tothe lower edge II), as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5.

The flap I with its lining I5 is shown as overlying the upper edge of apocket forming member I I. This pocket forming member I1 may be sewed inplace as illustrated by the dotted lines I8 of Fig. 6, so that its upperedge is sub stantially coincident with the upper edge 9 of the waistcovering member 3. If desired, the up per edge of the pocket may beformed by foldedover material, the lower edge of which is indicated bythe dotted line I9 of Fig. 6.

The pocket flap I may be provided with an appropriate buttonhole 20 forcooperation with a button ZI attached to the outside of the pocketforming member II.

While only one-half of the garment ha been the garment. The arcuate line6, when doubled 23. This button hole is shown as cooperating with thebutton 24 sewed near the edge of the breast covering member I.

The back of the garment is formed of a single piece of fabric 25 (Fig.It is sewed at its sides to the members 3 and 4. This back member 25 maybe appropriately joined as by a seam to the lower edge of a two-plyshoulder yoke 26. This shoulder yoke 26 is joined as illustrated at 21(Fig. 5) to the upper edges of the breast covering members I and 2. Theshoulder yoke 26 has side edges defining the remainder of the armholeopenings to which the sleeves M are attached.

The shoulder yoke 26 and the breast covering portions I and 2 define theneck opening to which the collar band 28 may be attached. If desired, abutton 29 (Fig. 3) may be provided at the upper corner of the breastcovering member 2. This button when it is desired toclose the collar,may cooperate with a cord loop 30 attached to the breast covering memberI underneath the collar band 28.

The garment may dbviously be utilized as illustrated in Fig. 1 with thebutton 29 unbuttoned, and the collar band 28 providing widespread wings;or alternatively the button 29.- may be engaged by the loop 30 to form amore closely confining collar band.

The fabric utilized for the various parts of the garment may be of anyappropriate type, such as wool gabardine or cotton or the like.

The garment is easy to put on and take off. The front of the garmentpresents a neat and attractive appearance, enhanced by the treatment ofthe pocket flaps and. the concealment of any seams beneath the flap I.

What is claimed is:

1. In a garment, a breast covering member formed of an integral, foldedfabric, the fold forming a front edge of the garment the outer fabriclayer having an integral depending pocket flap, a waist covering memberattached at its upper edge to the lower edge of the inner layer, as wellas only to those parts of the lower edge of the outer layer exclusive ofthe pocket flap, and a pocket forming member attached to the waistcovering member and having an upper edge adapted to be overlapped by thepocket flap.

2. In a garment, a breast covering member formed of an integral, foldedfabric, the fold forming a front edge of the garment the outer fabriclayer having an integral depending pocket flap, a waist covering memberattached at its upper edge to the lower edge of the inner layer, as-wellas only to those parts of the lower edge of the outer layer exclusive ofthe pocket flap, a lining for the flap and attached at its upper edgeonly to the lower edge of the inner layer, and a pocket forming memberattached to the Waist covering member and having an upper edge adaptedto be overlapped by the pocket flap.

3. In a garment adapted to be opened at the front, a pair of breastcovering members each made of a single piece of material folded to forman inner and an outer layer and the front edge, at the fold, the outerlayer having an integral depending pocket flap, a pair of waist coveringmembers respectively attached at their upper edges to the lower edge ofthe layers except at the flap, and pocket forming members attached tothe waist covering members and having upper edges respectively adaptedto be overlapped by the pocket flaps.

WILLIAM J. FREEDMAN.

